Archive | December, 2008
Pandora reaches 2 million iPhone users
Pandora, everyone’s favorite music recommendation engine, reached a new milestone today. From Pandora’s blog: At 10:04am this morning we hit 2,000,000 registered iPhone Pandora users! We’re hearing all sorts of wonderful feedback from listeners who are using it on their commute, jogging with it, plugging it into home audio systems…you name it. And as usual, […]
Continue reading...Flashback: Steve Jobs and co. make fun of Vista
3. December 2008
Here’s a great clip of Steve Jobs and Bertrand Serlet (Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering) taking a few shots at Vista at the 2006 WWDC conference.
Continue reading...Calling all ‘Heroes’ fans
3. December 2008
If Sylar had an iPhone, I’m pretty sure it’d look like this…
Continue reading...‘Brothers in Arms’ comes to the App Store
3. December 2008
Gameloft, the studio behind Real Soccer, is pushing the envelope once again. Check out the trailer for their latest game, ‘Brothers in Arms’, and get ready for some WWII console style gaming. To see what the gameplay is like, check out the video below via TouchArcade. Using the acceleromator to toss a grenade? Badass.
Continue reading...Palm revenue takes a huge hit, Treo’s are MIA
3. December 2008
What’s the opposite of a product that ‘sells like hotcakes’? A Palm Treo, apparently. CNET reports: The latest dose of bad news? Revenue for Palm’s second fiscal quarter, which ended last week, will be just $190 million to $195 million, the company announced Monday ahead of its December 18th conference call. Wall Street analysts had […]
Continue reading...Monday Night Link Roundup
2. December 2008
Apple looking into liquid-cooled MacBooks – AppleInsider Apple victorious in Chinese trademark suit – ArsTechnica Apple amends lawsuit against Psystar, adds DMCA violation to the mix – TUAW Stephen Colbert makes plea to top iTunes charts – Apple Gazette Developers can now issue free “promotional” copies of iPhone apps – MacRumors Undocumented features in iPhone […]
Continue reading...iPhone market share climbs to 16.6% worldwide
2. December 2008
According to a research note from Needham analyst Charlie Wolf, the iPhone now has a 16.6% market share for smartphones worldwide, an incredible feat for a phone that has only been around for a year and a half. As Windows Mobile continues its decline, Apple finds itself trailing only RIM’s lineup of BlackBerry’s in smartphone market share […]
Continue reading...Top iPhone/iPod Touch Apps in 2008
2. December 2008
Apple has compiled a list of the most popular applications available from the iTunes store for 2008. I suppose there’s no need to specify the year as the app store has only been around since 2008. The top 10 paid apps include, in no particular order, Koi Pond, Texas Hold’em, Super Monkey Ball, Enigmo, iBeer, […]
Continue reading...Rumor: 32 GB iPhone at Macworld 2009
2. December 2008
It was inevitable. The Macworld rumor mill has started churning, and MacBlogz leads things off with reports from an anonymous tipster that Apple will unveil 32 GB iPhones at Macworld 2009. Since Apple confirmed that no new products would be shipping before the holiday season, nearly everything can be rumored in regards to Macworld 2009. […]
Continue reading...Judge puts Papermaster/IBM dispute on the fast track to trial
2. December 2008
The ongoing legal saga between Mark Papermaster and I.B.M has been put on the fast track, and trial has been scheduled for February 2009. Papermaster, a server expert and chip guru, initially left I.B.M to work for Apple before he was sued for violating a non-compete agreement in his contract. I.B.M. asserted that Apple and […]
Continue reading...Welcome to Macintosh
2. December 2008
Check out this trailer from the upcoming documentary “Welcome to Macintosh” which chronicles the history and devoted following of Apple. The film has won numerous film festival awards, and is now available for pre-order over here for only $19.84. How cheeky. The film doesn’t have any interviews with Woz or Jobs, but contains interviews with […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple delays debut of new premium headphones due to re-design
1. December 2008
It’s almost been 3 months since Steve Jobs first unveiled a new model of high-end Apple headphones at Apple’s “Let’s Rock” event back in September. The headphones, however, remain conspicuously absent from store shelves. What gives? Well, MacBlogz is reporting that a re-design of the product is to blame for the shipment delay. One trusted […]
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3. December 2008
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